Uvalde Ex-Police Chief Pete Arredondo’s Trial Nears Amid Damning Training Documents

As October 2025 approaches, former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo is preparing for his highly anticipated trial, facing 10 counts of child endangerment and abandonment stemming from the May 2022 Robb Elementary School massacre. Recent revelations from a trove of school district documents underscore a critical aspect of the prosecution’s case: Arredondo’s alleged failure to adhere to active shooter training he received just months before the tragedy.

The newly unsealed records, released after years of public and victim family advocacy, reveal that Arredondo attended an active shooter training on March 21, 2022. This training explicitly instructed that an “officer’s first priority is to move in and confront the attacker,” emphasizing that “time is the number one enemy during active shooter response.” Despite this clear directive, Arredondo is accused of waiting 77 minutes before law enforcement confronted the gunman who killed 19 children and two adults.

Prosecutors will likely highlight these documents to argue that Arredondo’s actions directly contradicted his professional training, potentially endangering students. The records also shed light on the deceased gunman, Salvador Ramos, detailing a history of documented behavioral issues and disciplinary problems at school, with repeated instances of truancy, aggression, and inappropriate conduct that often went unaddressed by his parents.

Families of the victims, like Gloria Cazares, mother of 9-year-old Jackie Cazares, continue their tireless fight for full transparency and justice, hoping the trial will provide answers and accountability for the flawed response that occurred despite prior training designed to prevent such a catastrophe.

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